5 AM on a Saturday

So here I am again up by 5:30 on a Saturday. This time it was Phoebe who woke me up but Calleigh who is keeping me up. Phoebe ate a few things yesterday that she shouldn't have like underwear and a scotch tape dispenser. So I woke up to the sound of a dog gagging under my blankets. Did not get her off the bed in time but my hand made it to the puke just perfectly. I didn't even gage that much! So I tried to go back to sleep but Calleigh is awake and moving a lot so I decided to get up and enjoy a quiet morning while I can. I don't have too many left!

Yep Still Pregnant!

We had a doctors appointment today. It was supposed to be at 9:15 am. I actually did not see the doctor until almost 10:15 am. Now while I like my doctor and his nurse I do not like waiting for an hour after my appointment. I know they can get behind and I know that either way I need to be there. BUT...I still get annoyed. It is in my nature. Not to mention I am 8 months pregnant so things annoy me more than usual these days. Good thing Ben was there to tell me not to get annoyed. LOL That helped! Ok so all that aside I am now 33 weeks pregnant and everything is perfect. My doctor commented today that I still have no stretch marks (which I am extremely proud about) and that we only have about 7 weeks to go! WOW! I was looking at a magazine at the doctors office called "watch my baby grow" or something like that. It was a picture of the baby for each month of pregnancy. I am so amazed that my little blueberry grew to be so big in such a short amount of time. Of course it didn't seem so short when my head was in the toilet or now that I can't get my butt off the couch without a little pull from Ben.

Christmas is here in less than a week. I don't know how that got here so quick either. I am excited this year because we get to be in our own house for Christmas Morning. I plan on waking up, making a nummy breakfast, relaxing with Ben, Scooby, and Phoebe and opening presents. Scooby cannot wait! I put some stuff in Ben's stocking and Scooby just sits and stares at it. He thinks all the presents are for him. Phoebe has not figured it out yet.

Here's a belly pic for you all! I don't like it! But I won't like any others either.

8 Months!!!! Really??

I am officially 8 months pregnant! 32 weeks. I was 6 weeks when we found out. Seems like so long ago but it actually came quick. Only 55 or so days to go! It seems like all I can think about is baby, baby, baby. Sounds like I might be annoyed right? Not in the least. See I really don't mind being pregnant. It is a very exciting, scary, and amazing journey. The changes a womens body can make to grow this little human is a miracle. It is a superpower! LOL Now although I don't mind being pregnant I pretty much would just like to have her here already! I sit and watch my belly move and I picture what she is doing, what look is on her face and wonder how she is feeling. I am ready to hold her. I am ready to see the look on Ben's face when he holds his little girl for the first time. Just him holding my belly while she kicks at him makes me want to cry each and every time. Calleigh and I already have a special bond. After all she has been living in me for 8 months now. But I know Ben and her will have something so different. I know this because I know him. I see the excitment in his face and hear the joy in his voice every time he says her name. That is what I can't wait for the most. I can't wait for my daughter and her daddy to meet!

Thanksgiving...and a doctors appointment

Thanksgiving came and went by really fast this year. We had a great relaxing time though. We usually are able to drive up to see my family for an early or later Thanksgiving but two 3 hour car rides in one month just doesn't sound good to a 7 1/2 month pregnant girl. So Wednesday afternoon we loaded up Adam's (Ben's brother) car with all of our stuff and two weenie dogs to drive to Ben's parents River House. It is located I think an hour or so past Asotin. Don't know where that is? I had never heard of it either. But anyway... the River house is very relaxing and quiet. Thanksgiving Day Ben went fishing. He caught 2 steal head and a carp. He had a great time and definitely needs to go back soon. I watched the parade with Sydney and read. Alisa and Diane cooked an amazing dinner. The dogs were lazy and sat by the fire pretty much the entire time except when they were barking at Doug's Chocolate Lab Charlie. For some reason they just didn't get along! Ben got up Friday morning to fish a bit and then we left for home. We spent the rest of our weekend organizing and decorating for Christmas.

We had another doctors appointment today. They are now every two weeks. My glucose test came back great and so did all my blood work. Calleigh is growing just fine and is as active as ever! I am back to being tired again. The second trimester was great. I had this sudden burst of energy and at times I even forgot I was pregnant. Not so much anymore. After work I just want to put on my sweats, crawl on the couch and do nothing. This feeling along with my ever growing sweet tooth has made my weight gain apparent. It is not bad I know. I am just at the top of how much I should gain. So for the last part I really need to watch my eating habits. Only 64 days to go!

Doctors Appointment

We had our normal doctors appointment today. Found Calleigh's heartbeat right away as usual. This appointment I had to get tested for gestational diabetes. You know drink the nasty stuff and wait an hour then they draw some blood. I am sure that will come out fine.

I am feeling great other than back ache and leg aches. We are excited to start getting stuff really put together for Calleigh's arrival. Her room is collecting more and more stuff! Wish there was more exciting things to report but I am glad everything is just normal!

Only 78 Days to go!

Test Run

So yesterday was an eventful day for us. I hadn't been feeling all to good the last couple of days. I had been feeling pressure and a little discomfort since Monday. I thought it was from the ultrasound because we had a student and she was not the most gentle person. She pushed pretty hard on my cervix. So yesterday when I woke up I had a little spotting and some cramping. I called my doctor who of course saw me right away. He found my cervix to be fine but wanted us to go to the hospital to get an internal ultrasound just to be safe. So we got admitted to KGH, they did the ultrasound and my cervix was fine. They also hooked me up to the monitors to make sure Calleigh's heart beat was good and that I wasn't having contractions. The spotting they determined was old blood. Apparently the cervix can just bleed a little for unexplained reasons. This being my first pregnancy I wasn't about to take any chances. The Doctor put me on modified rest. Pretty much take it easy for the next few days.

So (thinking positive here) we got to pre-register and have a tour of the hospital. We are calling it our test run! At least I know what to expect when the real day does come. I will be packing my hospital bag in the next week!

Calleigh Update

We had another ultrasound this morning so they could get a good look at Calleighs heart and brain. They got all the pictures they needed. She was being a bit stubborn as usual. She is my daughter after all! Every time they would push she would kick or punch me. You could see her do it on the screen. LOL She is in the breech position. Pretty much bent in half with her hands and feet hiding her face and she did not want to move. You can see in the first picture her little hand smooshing her nose. I think she is adorable! She weighs about 2 lbs 2 oz and her heart rate was 147. Both great! Only 91 days to go!

26 Weeks

I am sitting at work trying to concentrate and it is so hard. I am distracted by the little thump thumps inside my tummy. I can't help but just stare in amazement as my little girl wiggles around. I just had a cup of hot chocolate so she is very active right now. Her kicks and hits sometimes hurt but I don't want them to stop. It lets me know she is alright. I want to know everything about what she is doing in there. I read all the websites and books. I get the weekly emails about her growth. Still amazes me. Each week something new. Each week I am that much closer to holding my little Calleigh.

26 weeks

Halloween

Halloween was pretty laid back this year. Ben and I went to a party dressed as a cow and farmer. My costume fit my baby bump perfectly! Halloween night we stayed home and handed out candy. The dogs did there best to scare all the little kids. Almost every one of the kids asked if the dogs were mean because they barked so much. I decided to buy them cute little outfits instead of costumes. Scooby likes to wear clothes. Phoebe not so much. But don't they just look cute!

Calleigh Update

We went to the doctor this morning. Everything is perfect. Calleigh's heartbeat is nice and strong. Our doctor talked to us about Preterm Labor. Since I am now 25 weeks pregnant if I were to go into labor she would have a about a 70% chance of survival. It increases to about 85% by week 27. We will just keep her in there until she is all done! Still sinking in that I have this little baby growing and dancing around in my tummy. She is a very active girl. Ben and I think she is practicing soccer kicks only she is using my bladder as a ball. LOL We have an ultrasound scheduled for November 10th. The last one they did they couldn't get a clear picture of her heart because...she was moving too much!

Here is a picture of my ever growing belly.

I look like a big red balloon today! 99 days to go!

Ben

What can I say about Ben. I am a pretty lucky girl. Anyone who knows Ben understands what I am talking about. He is always so loving and supportive no matter what! He can make me laugh even when he is the one who made me mad. We spend a lot and I mean A LOT of time together. Not only do we work together but now we share an office. You would think that we would get sick of each other. Somehow it works. We don't have some little secret or system. We just work. He gets me.

This morning we were going over general ledgers. Debiting and crediting away. I of course get frustrated very easily. We fixed all the problems and I moved on to do something else. Ben says "oh I have one more journal entry for you." Since I was in the middle of something I pick up the paper and set it aside and say I will do it later. But then I realize I should just do it now. So here is the journal entry he gave me.
Thanks for always making my day Benny! I Love you more today then yesterday...but not as much as I will tomorrow!

Wedding Pictures

Here are some pics from the wedding! It was a perfect (windy) day!

Grams

We love and miss you Grams!

Ho bought me a house plant!

So tonight my old friend Ho came to visit from Kirkland. He brought Ben a nice case of beer and me a pretty house plant. We decided to take him to Cedars for some dinner. Before we left I made sure to pick up the case of beer and the bag of presents full of tissue paper but I didn't think about the plant. So imagine what came out of my mouth when I walked in the house and saw this!

Oh Phoebe strikes again! So I started looking and noticed that the leaves were chewed and so were some flowers. PANIC! I looked up Cyclamen on the internet and freaked out some more when I saw that it is deadly to dogs. So I call my vet, they tell me to call poison control. Poison control tells me that it should only make her vomit and have diarrhea. Give her food and make her drink water and don't let her run around. But if it gets worse to take her to the vet. So now instead of sitting here being mad at her for ruining a great plant I am sitting here watching her down some food hoping she didn't eat too much Cyclamen. She is totally preparing me for Calleigh!

First Blog

So as most of you know Ben and I are expecting Calleigh in February. As of today I am 24 weeks and 4 days. 109 days to go....but who's counting! She is a very active little girl and her kicks and punches are getting stronger everyday. I am feeling pretty good at this point. Seems this is the best time of my pregnancy. All the sickness and fatigue are gone. Now I am just starting to get the aches and pains. I will post some belly pics as soon as I build up enough courage! As you can see Scooby is all ready to have another little one around. He is just keeping her car seat warm!